When blinded by our differences
Life often makes no sense at all,
It's enough to darken the soul
The world falling apart at the seams,
Nothing left but blood and bodies
Images that haunt our compassion,
Some people will shout for vengeance
Others will sing songs of peace and love,
Finding time to ease the pain
Light candles among the darkness.
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Mourning the loss of innocents
That fall on this twisted earth;
United in grief and solidarity
We stand together and cry,
Carrying the weight of heartache
The need for blind retribution must die,
Step by step we can run from fear
try to reconcile ourselves with one another.
Clinging on to healing overtones
Find the strength and courage to move on;
To a place where hate refuses to grow
Too much pain keeps us suffocating
Not sure we can withstand much more,.
Lets spread tender inclinations
Build bridges out of destruction,
In moments of despair cling on.
There is much in life worth saving
But we have to keep working together;
Otherwise the same old divisions take hold
And the second we close our eyes;
Every advance we've ever made
Drowns in pools of impossibility;
Hold hands now with your neighbour
Share what you have in common
Beyond our different sadness, light rises up.
* The above poem can also be found here :-
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